Rocket Weekly: Hitting the break on a low note
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Laval had a strong start to their week but a pair of disappointing results at the end sent them to the All-Star break on a bit of a low note.
Laval had a strong start to their week but a pair of disappointing results at the end sent them to the All-Star break on a bit of a low note.
The next group of our 2019-20 prospect rankings features the biggest riser from last season plus a pair of newcomers to the organization on the back end.
Despite a long list of injuries and recalls, Laval had a decent showing through the second quarter of their season which results in some good grades for their goalies and defencemen.
With a pair of games against a struggling Manitoba Moose squad, Laval had a chance to potentially gain some ground in their push for a playoff spot but they only managed to come out of it with a split.
The Habs quietly put up one of their better weeks of the season as they picked up three wins out of their four games despite some bumps along the way.
The Rocket went into last week with one tough matchup and two games that could be classified as ones where they were the clear favourite to win. Naturally, they lost both of those while winning the tougher one against a quality Syracuse squad.
The woeful start to 2020 continued for the Habs this past week as they dropped three more games before managing to snap their second eight-game losing streak of the season in Ottawa.
2020 continues to bring good fortune for Laval as they picked up two more wins to double their win streak while they’re also poised to get some help on the injury front.
The Habs completed a swap of minor leaguers on Tuesday, acquiring centre Laurent Dauphin from Nashville in exchange for Michael McCarron. Dauphin has been assigned to Laval.
Last week, Marc Bergevin made some tweaks to his roster with the acquisitions of Marco Scandella and Ilya Kovalchuk. Having had some time to ponder both moves, our writers offer up their thoughts on the pickups.